Twenty-Four Divisions of Musicians

1And king David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Aeman, and of Idithun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations. 2The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph were next the king. 3To Idithun were reckoned the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to the Lord. 4To Aeman were reckoned the sons of Aeman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth. 5All these were the sons of Aeman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Aeman fourteen sons, and three daughters. 6All these sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Aeman. 7And the number of them after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood singing was two hundred and eighty-eight.

8And they also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small of them, of the perfect ones and the learners.

9And the first lot of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, namely, Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren being twelve. 10The third Zacchur, his sons and his brethren were twelve: 11the fourth Jesri, his sons and his brethren were twelve: 12the fifth Nathan, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 13the sixth Bukias, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 14the seventh Iseriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 15the eighth Josia, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 16the ninth Matthanias, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 17the tenth Semeia, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 18the eleventh Asriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 19the twelfth Asabia, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 20the thirteenth Subael, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 21the fourteenth Matthathias, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 22the fifteenth Jerimoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 23the sixteenth Anania, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 24the seventeenth Jesbasaca, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 25the eighteenth Ananias, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 26the nineteenth Mallithi, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 27the twentieth Heliatha, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 28the twenty-first Otheri, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 29the twenty-second Godollathi, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 30the twenty-third Meazoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve: 31the twenty-fourth Rometthiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve: